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Date:      Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:07:50 -0700
From:      gryph@mindless.com
To:        Michael Rothenberg <rothenberg@automationonline.com>
Cc:        dmp@aracnet.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Firewalls [Was: Re: HW requirements]
Message-ID:  <37D9FFC6.C895A926@mindless.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909031242170.336-100000@news.alleswirdgelber> <3.0.3.32.19990907141928.010f27c8@slider> <3.0.3.32.19990910095518.00729a94@slider>

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Michael Rothenberg wrote:
> >How fast is your internet link?
> 
> I have no idea. Cable modem goes to the cable company };) so I am assuming
> its at least 112k.  Hopefully more. Calling them is no help as its always
> 'Um.. yeah you can do that, I think... but I have no idea how...sorry'
> Thought about DSL, but its too expensive for what I am doing now, basically
> web surfing and playing around. Maybe later when I get a web server up.

I believe cable modem technology is up to 36Mbps, but your cableco or
ISP (@home, roadrunner, etc) probably has a bandwidth cap on it.

I haven't built a gateway for a cable modem before, but I would
expect that a P100, and a pair of quality PCI NICs (I personally
recommend 3c905B-TX's) would be enough performance.  Did you get a
cable modem kit with an ethernet card?  If so, what brand and model?


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